Call to free blockade over Ukraine wheat exports to prevent global food crisis  

Food stranded because of Russian war 'causing dramatic consequences for vulnerable countries', European Council president said

European Council President Charles Michel and Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal visit the port in Odesa on Monday. Picture: by European Council handout/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock 

Ukraine's president called on the international community to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade of his country's ports to allow wheat exports and prevent a global food crisis.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made his comments in an online post after speaking to European Council president Charles Michel, who was visiting the city of Odesa, a major Black Sea port for exporting agricultural products.